"So annoying that we're stuck at Britomart about 2 minutes from the platform. So close yet so far."

But Twitter user 'jerro70' is unlucky enough to be stuck on a train just outside of Britomart station when the signals failed and has been there for over 30 minutes.

"Staff do not appear to know what is going on," he tweeted from within the carriage.

In April, the Auckland region's entire rail network was crippled and all trains on the network were ordered to a halt after signals and radio communications between KiwiRail's national control centre in the capital and Auckland were cut.